A pair of empire patinated bronze and fire gilded ewers, Circa 1810

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The ewers

These two elegant ewers have a griotte red marble base and are decorated with masks and seahorses in the patinated bronze middle.
The handles form into winged griffins resting on, but not attached to the spout.
The bronze work is finely ciseled and the fire gilding is in excellent condition.

The style

The winged griffins are in the same style as the mythical winged female figures
with which the well-known bronzier Claude Galle decorated handles of urns and vases. Examples of which can be found in:
H. Ottomeyer & P. Pörschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Münich, 1986, vol. I, FIGs. 5.12.6 and 5.12.9, pp. 364-365
A. de Gourcuff (ed.), Pavlovsk: The Palace and the Park, Paris, 1993, p. 121.

Name
A pair of empire patinated bronze and fire gilded ewers, Circa 1810
Categories
Vases and Vessels
Origins
France
Periods
Early 19th Century Antique
Measurements
Height: 38 cm, Width: 12 cm, Depth: 7 cm
Reference
GUDA10025
GUD
Gude & Meis Antique Clocks
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Founded in 1980
Artlistings seller since 2015
Located in Amsterdam , The Netherlands

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